spectaculars

plural of spectacular
as in pageants
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event the larger-than-life spectaculars that make Las Vegas attractive to people with little interest in gambling

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Recent Examples of spectaculars The patriotic spectaculars are part of the team’s celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 Pyrotechnic spectaculars thrill us with movement, surprise, poignant impermanence — and those qualities distinguish dance, as well. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 June 2026 And 2026 is already off to a bright start, with a buzzy debut novel from Jennette McCurdy, plenty of celebrity memoirs and sci-fi spectaculars. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026 Each December, cities around Europe transform into twinkling holiday spectaculars, hosting Christmas markets and general cheer, where the hot cocoa flows like a river. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026 These itinerant lecturers performed experiments and spectaculars in London coffeehouses and aristocratic salons, demonstrating Newtonian physics. Beth Dufault, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025 The ring formed was from the pyrotechnics resort employees use during Disneyland’s nighttime spectaculars. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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Noun
  • Beyond her work in pageants, Malcolm was an actress, television presenter, and dance instructor.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
  • Her daughters Charli, 6, and Lacie Lou, 4, have been competing in pageants since a very young age, with Charli making her stage debut at just 8 months old.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
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  • The 59-year-old zoo, which occupies 133 acres in the northeast corner of Griffith Park, has also struggled to maintain its national accreditation, with federal regulators finding peeling paint and rust in some exhibits.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Johnson says these exhibits are a star attraction for Shark Week at the museum.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Two years after April 8, 2024’s North American eclipse, NASA is once again preparing to broadcast one of nature’s greatest spectacles live.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The vogue right now is for oversized sunglasses, in the same way that the vogue right now is for oversized spectacles (especially those made by Cutler and Gross).
    Dylan Jones, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In those films, Nolan retained his auteurist fire while creating big, bold populist extravaganzas.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • Today, her various closets are brimming with country clothes instead of the designer extravaganzas of yore.
    Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Her work often integrates the modes of perception, underscoring the ephemerality of experience in the hosting venues of her exhibitions.
    News Desk, Artforum, 31 July 2026
  • While the runway schedule brought international buyers and editors to the German capital, the pop-ups, exhibitions and retail events gave residents more ways to encounter the designers showing in their city.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Students in grades 4 through 12 research the topic of their choice and present their findings through research papers, table top displays, documentaries or websites.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Short summer nights and a full moon might make faint displays challenging for the naked eye, though cameras can often detect them.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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“Spectaculars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectaculars. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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